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“Papa Francisco: The Pope Francis Story” A Closer Look on the Life of Jorge Bergoglio.

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Earlier this year, last January,
Pope Francis, the leader of the world’s more than 1 billion Catholics visited
the country who inspired and left an unforgettable imprint within the nation
with his warm, sincere and jolly persona as he evangelized of the gospel and
God’s love for the mankind.

Keeping
the light and love that Pope Francis left, the upcoming movie entitled “Papa
Francisco: The Pope Francis Story” further brings the Pope closer to the nation
as the movie takes us back to his younger days in Argentina until the time he
was elected as Pope. The movie, also
known in other territories as “Francis: Pray For Me” is based on the book “Pope
Francis: Life and Revolution” by Elisabetta Piqué, a close friend of the Pope
and a correspondent in Italy and the Vatican for La Nación, Argentina’s main
newspaper, since 1999.

Pique’s
book has been hailed in Argentina as the most complete and up-to-date portrait
of the pope.The movie “Papa Francisco:
The Pope Francis Story”brings us far
back in Buenos Aires when as a teenager, Pope Francis quietly discovered his
religious calling, little did he know that this was the first step that would
eventually lead him to the Vatican.The
movie then takes on the perspective of young Spanish journalist Ana (played by
Silva Abascal) who met Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Dario Grandinetti taking on the
titular role) at the papal conclave of 2005.It is here that they started a friendshipthat would be imbued with the same warmth,
good mood and wisdom with which the future Pope will astonish both believers
and non-believers.

It
is through Ana’s eyes that the audience will follow the long, hard and touching
story of Jorge Bergoglio.Father Jorge,
as he has always wished to be called, used his position as the archbishop of
Buenos Aires as a means to challenge the corruption and abuse of the government
dictatorship.Ana was there to see his
toughest battles when he gave a voice to those who had none, the victims of
prostitution, slavery and drug trafficking within the many shanty towns.Their story comes full circle at the conclave
of 2013 when a Jesuit priest coming from South America is elected on the fifth
papal ballot as Pope.The son of humble
Italian immigrants, he chooses Francis as his Papal name partially in honor of
his Grandmother for she impressed upon him the biblical values of Saint Francis
when he was a young boy.The name Francis
perfectly summarizes the life of Father Jorge.He is a man who placed the Gospel’s message of helping the needy at the
heart of his pastoral work.

Award-winning
writer-director and actors abound in “Papa Francisco: The Pope Francis Story”
- directed by Beda Docampo Feijoo who
won Best Screenpaly in the Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards for his
work in the movie “El Marido Perfecto” in 1993 with Juan Bautista Stagnaro with
acclaimed actors Dario Grandinetti in the titular Pope Francis role who won an
International Emmy Award for Best Actor in 2012 and Silvia Abascal who was
awarded Best Actress in Toulouse Cinespana and Malaga Spanish Film Festivals.

From Pioneer Films, get to know the Pope who
fearlessly fought against poverty and corruption amidst overwhelming odds when “Papa
Francisco: The Pope Francis Story” opens in local cinemas nationwide this
September 30. Watch the full official trailer of